An observation from last year- schools told auditioners that they saw “x”number of prescreens, were auditioning only “y” percentage or number, and were admitting a class of “z” boys and girls. Most schools have some unknown formula to get to the “z” number - they know that historically if they put out 35 offers they will end up with 15 kids ( as an example ). Last year, every school ended up with a larger class size than they intended to take because of the increased number of auditioners :therefore if they put out 35 offers they may have ended up with 21 kids. The exception was the schools who offer an exact number with alternates rather than waitlists. It really is a numbers game that the auditioners do not have all the information to play, so give your self the most chances you can. I am cheering all of you on from the sidelines this year and FYI- my ds ended up exactly where he was supposed to. Have faith